Where does “*frēsāre” come from?

*frēsāre (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fresa, from Latin fresus, from Latin frendō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ- — to crush; gnash.

Ancestry of “*frēsāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfresanominative feminine singular of frēsus;...
2Latinfresusground, grinded, gnashed; crushed
3Latinfrendōto grind, gnash
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰrendʰ-to crush; gnash

Words derived from “*frēsāre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰrendʰ-Every word from Latin frendōEvery word from Latin fresus